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We left the house, but our souls are still filled with fear, whether it’s from what we see or the possibility of returning to war after four days,” Amin said . “Today is completely sunny, but fear still lingers in people’s eyes.” Today is not going to be an easy day,” Agmon said. “We will begin the day hoping that we will really see a good picture at the end of the day.” In Gaza City, Ayman Amin ventured out of the home where he has been sheltering with his wife, three children and a sister for the first time in five days. He found a wasteland of smashed buildings and neighbors pulling bodies from the rubble.
According to the UN, 1.7 million of Gaza’s 2.4 million people are estimated to have been displaced by the fighting. Those released age in range from two to 85. They include mum Dorn Katz-Asher, 34, and her children Aviv, 2, and Raz, 5, and another mum Danielle Aloni, 44, and he daughter Emilia aged 9. I’m going home,” Omar Jibrin, 16, told AFP after he emerged from a hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip where he and eight family members had sought refuge. Israel’s justice ministry this week published a list of roughly 300 Palestinian prisoners who could be released. Family members scoured social media Friday for news their loved ones were among those freed. Sep 27 Barbara Howar, American reporter (Washington Post; Entertainment Tonight), born in Nashville, TennesseeFind sources: "Silent ball"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( February 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Of course we’re happy, but how can we really rejoice,” said Titi’s husband, Mounir. “All that blood shed in Gaza, they were the price that was paid for this.” Sep 23 John Mortimore, English soccer defender (Chelsea 249 games) and manager (Portsmouth, Benfica, Real Betis), born in Farnborough, England (d. 2021) Everyone has paid a high price for this day,” he said. “We cannot feel joy. Our happiness cannot be complete.”
Hamas fighters have delayed the release of a new wave of hostages Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners until Israel complies with a truce agreement, in a bitter blow to relatives. Israel’s retaliatory air, artillery and naval strikes alongside a ground offensive have killed about 15,000 people, the Hamas government in Gaza said.Sep 25 John S. Bull, American naval officer and NASA astronaut, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2008)
Mr Halabi had taken refuge in Rafah but is from Gaza City in the north, much of which has been reduced to rubble. Within minutes of the halt in fighting, Gazans filled the enclave’s rubble-strewn streets under skies clear of fighter jets and drones for the first time in weeks. Relief workers increased the flow of aid to a population suffering from dwindling food, power, sanitation and health care.
The situation is so dangerous,” the 36-year-old said, speaking on the condition his last name be withheld out of fear for his safety. Jens Laerke, spokesman for the United Nations humanitarian agency, OCHA, expressed hope in Geneva that the pause “leads to a longer-term humanitarian ceasefire for the benefit of the people of Gaza, Israel and beyond.” The fate of the captives has consumed the Israeli public, and growing demonstrations demanding their release helped push the government into negotiations with Hamas. Their return has been meticulously planned, Agmon said. Sep 27 Claude Jarman Jr, American actor (Rio Grande, Inside Straight), born in Nashville, Tennessee The advice comes as 24 out of an expected initial tranche of 50 plus hostages was released in Gaza. Hamas is thought to hold 240 people it snatched during the massacre on October 7.
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